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Title: Guns N' Roses Pioneer Ticketless Concert
Post by: Spirit on May 18, 2006, 09:44:25 PM
GUNS N' ROSES PIONEER TICKETLESS CONCERT
Movie & Entertainment News provided by World Entertainment News Network (www.wenn.com)
2006-05-18 18:53:54

US rockers GUNS N' ROSES are set to break new ground by performing the world's first ticketless gig, at London's Hammersmith Apollo next month (JUN06).
Fans will be able to take advantage of new technology which allows them to purchase tickets via their mobile phones, and receive text message barcodes which are scanned on entry to the gig.
The NOVEMBER RAIN hitmakers will play at the Apollo on 7 June (06) to warm up for their headline performance at this year's Download Festival at Donington Park on the 11 June.
Californian rockers AVENGED SEVENFOLD will join AXL ROSE and his crew at the London gig.
The new ticket-selling technology goes live tomorrow morning (19MAY06) at 9am (GMT).

Source: http://www.pr-inside.com/guns-n-roses-pioneer-ticketless-concert-r5554.htm


Title: Re: Guns N' Roses Pioneer Ticketless Concert
Post by: Tomorrows on May 18, 2006, 09:50:11 PM
Lets hope it goes smoothly.


Title: Re: Guns N' Roses Pioneer Ticketless Concert
Post by: Almost Famous on May 18, 2006, 10:07:27 PM
Yeeeeeah... Um... Oh, boy this better work out.


Title: Re: Guns N' Roses Pioneer Ticketless Concert
Post by: axlrosegnr on May 18, 2006, 10:07:47 PM
lol, what if someone doesnt own a cell phone?


Title: Re: Guns N' Roses Pioneer Ticketless Concert
Post by: Spirit on May 18, 2006, 10:09:34 PM
...or the battery dies while you're waiting in line...  :nervous:


Title: Re: Guns N' Roses Pioneer Ticketless Concert
Post by: Scree on May 18, 2006, 10:28:12 PM
I posted this a few days ago in the news section but wasn't puton the front page for some reason. I see this as an important step forward though an will be keeping a close eye on it. I work in the field of messaging technology and know I wouldn't trust it yet to be reliable enough to put cash into an electronic concert ticket . Time will tell though.


Title: Re: Guns N' Roses Pioneer Ticketless Concert
Post by: journey on May 18, 2006, 10:31:45 PM
That's cool, interesting too. Like someone else said, hope it goes smoothly.


Title: Re: Guns N' Roses Pioneer Ticketless Concert
Post by: Philly Guns on May 18, 2006, 10:34:17 PM
...or the battery dies while you're waiting in line...? :nervous:

hahahahahah good point  ;D


Title: Re: Guns N' Roses Pioneer Ticketless Concert
Post by: Tomorrows on May 18, 2006, 10:35:03 PM
Well - if the technology does fuck up it should give everyone something to do until the band turns up. Hopefully other than riot that is.


Title: Re: Guns N' Roses Pioneer Ticketless Concert
Post by: axlrosegnr on May 18, 2006, 10:41:31 PM
One thing I like to do is keep all of my ticket stubs and put them in a scrap book. It's a nice little soivenier from every show...Maybe it's just me, but I wouldn't trust this cell phone thing...hopefully thats just  an option, and people can have some sort of a actual paper ticket, cause like I said, not everyone has a cell, and theres wat too many problems....lol, imagine if there happend to be a nasty thunderstorm or something that night, and cell service was fucked...I just see endless problems with this


Title: Re: Guns N' Roses Pioneer Ticketless Concert
Post by: Chief on May 18, 2006, 10:54:16 PM
Surely there is a backup plan.  It can't be like those voting machines with no paper trail!!! ... or could it?????